New chairman for ICA
The Insurance Council of Australia ICA has announced the appointment of QBE Group chief operations officer, Colin Fagen, as its president and chairman, effective from 1 January, next year.
Fagen has served as the ICA's deputy president since 2015 and has been appointed president for a two-year term.
He replaces IAG's chief operating officer, Mark Milliner, who will complete his term as interim president on 31 December, 2016, but will remain a board director.
Allianz Australia managing director, Niran Peiris has been appointed as deputy president.
The ICA's 2017 Board members will be:
President — Colin Fagen, group chief operations officer, QBE Group Operations
Deputy President — Niran Peiris, managing director, Allianz Australia Insurance
Executive Director and CEO — Rob Whelan, CEO, Insurance Council of Australia
Directors:
Mark Milliner, chief operating officer, IAG
Noel Condon, chief executive officer, AIG Australia
Richard Enthoven, chief executive officer, The Hollard Insurance Company
David Russell, chief executive, RAA Group
Mark Senkevics, managing director and head of Australia and New Zealand, Swiss Reinsurance Company
Helen Troup, managing director, Commonwealth Insurance
Anthony Day, chief executive officer, Insurance, Suncorp Group
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